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as in imprints
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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Recent Examples of etches
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for etches
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Every watch represents almost a full year of work, and the watchmaker engraves his signature on a gold plaque inside the movement after final testing.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lulu’s eccentric confidence — or, better put, her confidence in her own eccentricity — carves out a space for her in an episode that’s otherwise fairly plain, all without a whiff of judgement.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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Compelled to exact revenge upon those who dare to disrespect her idol on social media, Dre carves a bloody path of obsession all the way to the singer’s doorstep.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Though naturalistic and individualized portraits have often been celebrated as a triumph of early Italian masters, this portrait was painted some 1,200 years earlier, in the 1st century AD.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Brasserie, for dinner, is moody space is a tribute to the original Fouquet’s in Paris, on the Champs-Élysées, with red velvet armchairs, black and white portraits of film stars, a roaming sommelier, and top-tier dishes.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Etches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etches. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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